Human rights ombudsman in Russia Tatiana Moskalkova said on January 12 that she saw at the meeting in Turkey the pragmatic approach of the Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets and his readiness for dialogue.
“Today we already have concrete results on the search for missing persons and on the mutual return of children to their families. I hope that the dialogue will continue,” Moskalkova told reporters.
The main thing, according to her, is that this dialogue should not be politicized, but based only on humanitarian and human rights principles.
She also noted that she had not discussed the creation of a humanitarian corridor with the Ukrainian Ombudsman, since this issue is within the competence of the defense departments.
In turn, on January 10, Turkish Ombudsman Sheref Malkoch said that Ankara hopes to open a humanitarian corridor through the mediation between Russia and Ukraine to help children, women and the wounded affected by the conflict.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supported the creation of a humanitarian corridor and said that the country is ready to take over the treatment of the victims.
An expert from the Financial University under the Government of Russia Denis Denisov, in a conversation with Izvestia, emphasized that now any humanitarian initiatives should be considered by all parties involved in the conflict and the idea of creating such a humanitarian corridor can be implemented.
Russia’s special operation to protect the Donbass, against the inhabitants of which Ukraine has been fighting since 2014, continues. The decision to hold it was made against the backdrop of the aggravated situation in the region due to increased shelling by Ukrainian troops.
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